CLASS VI. ORDER I. 
nent; capsule elongated, narrow at the base, 3-celled, many-seeded; seed 
roundish, (star-grass.) 
Pontede'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lipped, with 3 longitudinal perfora¬ 
tions below ; capsule with utricles, fleshy, 3-celled, many-seeded; 3 stamens, 
commonly inserted on the tip, and 3 on the tube of the corolla, (pickerel 
weed.) 
P/.ncra'tium. Flower funnel-shaped, with a long tube ; nectary 12-cleft, bear¬ 
ing the stamens. S'. 
Broadae'a. Corolla inferior, bell-form, 6-parted; filaments inserted in the 
throat of the corolla; germ pedicelled; capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. S. 
Crin'um. Corolla superior, funnel-form, half 6-cleft, tube filiform ; border 
spreading, recurved; segments subulate, channelled; filaments inserted on the 
throat of the corolla, separate. S. 
Galan /; thus. Petals 3, concave, superior ; nectaries (or inner petals) 3, small, 
emarginate; stigma simple, (snowdrop.) Ex. 
Narcis /; sus. Corolla bell-form, 1-leafed, spreading, 6-parted, or 6-petalled, 
equal, superior; nectary bell form, 1-leafed, enclosing the stamens, (jonquil, 
daffodil.) Ex. 
C. Flowers with a single , corolla-like perianth 
Ale'tris. Corolla tubular ovate, 6-cleft, wrinkled; stamens inserted upon the 
orifice; style 3-sided, 3-parted; calyx half superior, 3-celled, many-seeded, 
(false aloe.) 
LophioAa. Corolla 6-cleft, persistent, woolly, bearded inside ; anthers erect; 
filaments naked ; stigma simple; capsule opening at the summit. 
Aga've. Corolla superior, tubular, funnel-form, 6-parted; stamens longer 
than the corolla, erect; capsule triangular, many-seeded. 
NartheAium. Corolla 6-parted, coloured; filaments hairy ; capsule prismatic, 
3-celled ; seed appendaged at each end. (false asphodel.) 
StreptoAus. Corolla 6-cleft, cylindrical, segments with a nectariferous pore 
at the base; anthers longer than the filaments; stigma very short; berry sub- 
globose, smooth, 3-celled ; seeds few. 
Hemerocai/Ais. Corolla 6-parted, tubular, funnel-form ; stamen declined; 
stigma small, simple, somewhat villose, (day-lily.) Ex. 
Ornithog'Alum. Corolla 6-petalled, inferior, erect, permanent, spreading 
above the middle ; filaments dilated, or subulate at the base; capsule roundish, 
angled, 3-celled; seed roundish, naked, (star of Bethlehem.) 
. LilAum. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled; petals with a longitudinal 
line from the middle to the base; stamens shorter than the style; stigma undi¬ 
vided ; capsule sub-triangular, with the valves connected by hairs crossing as in 
a sieve, (lily.) 
Erythro'nium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled; petals reflexed, hav¬ 
ing 2 pores and 2 tubercJe-form nectaries at the base of the 3 inner, alternate 
petals; capsule somewhat stipid; seeds ovate, (dog-tooth violet, or adder- 
tongue.) 
Uvula'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-petalled, with a nectariferous hollow at the 
base of each petal; filaments very short, growing to the anthers ; stigmas re¬ 
flex; capsule 3-cornered, 3-celled, 3-valved, with transverse partitions; seeds 
many, sub-globose, ariiled at the hilum. (bell-wort.) 
Convalla'ria. [SmilaciAa, Polygona / tum, DRACiE'NA.] Corolla inferior, fi¬ 
de ft ; berry globose, 3-celled, spotted before ripening. (Solomon’s seal.) 
Aspar'Agtjs. Corolla inferior, 6-parted, erect; the three inner divisions reflex¬ 
ed at the apex; style very short; stigmas 3; berry 3-celled, cells 2-seeded. 
(asparagus.) 
Polyan // thes. Corolla funnel-form, incurved ; filaments inserted in the 
throat; stigma 3-cleft ; germ within the bottom of the corolla, (tuberose.) Ex. 
Hyacin // thus. Corolla roundish or bell-form, equal, 6-cleft; 3 nectariferous 
pores at the top of the germ ; stamens inserted in the middle of the corolla; 
cells somewhat 2-seeded. (hyacinth.) Ex. 
TuAipa. Corolla 6-petalled, liliaceous, style 0; stigma thick; capsule oblong, 
3-sided, (tulip.) Ex. 
AsphodeAus. Corolla 6-parted, spreading; nectary covering the germ with 
5-valves, (king’s spear, or asphodel.) Ex. 
Yuc"ca. Corolla inferior, bell-form; style 0; capsule oblong, 3-celled, open* 
mg at the summit, seeds flat. (Adam’s needle.) S. 
